Effect of whey protein isolate on strength, body composition and muscle hypertrophy during resistance training

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-44

  Hayes, Alan ^a   Cribb, Paul J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Muscle hypertrophy; Protein supplementation; Resistance exercise; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; LEUCINE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHEY PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HUMAN; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUPPLEMENTATION; TRAINING; WHEY;

AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MILK PROTEINS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 37349046013     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 15353885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e3282f2a57d     Document Type: Review

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